New offering! Anna's 3x3 - Composers you should know.
Wineglass, Maunders, & Farrenc! Anna’s 1st Three x Three - Part of the composers you should know series... It is fantastic to see the...
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Anna Edwards
- 11 min
Reflections on Gender and Race - My work at the SCO and the development of Anna's Composer Database
It All Began With An Experience During my DMA studies years ago, I learned many important academic life lessons at the University of...
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Michelle Merrill
- 5 min
My Programming Process, by Michelle Merrill
Ultimately, programming is one of the most important jobs we as conductors undertake. To accomplish this job, we need a guiding light..
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Caleb R. Wenzel
- 8 min
Four Pillars for Collegiate Programming by Caleb R. Wenzel, D.M.A.
Continuing with our programming theme - and also keeping with the goal of expanding content into areas more relevant to our readers, we...
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Anna Edwards
- 2 min
Perfect Pairings! Anna's next 10 x 10
For this 10 x 10, I thought it would be fun to share new works that could provide interesting pairings with traditional favorites!
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Anna Edwards
- 2 min
10 x 10 - Concerti by living composers!
From Anna's 'Composers you should know' series: Concerto Repertoire by living composers of varied backgrounds. Two weeks ago, I shared...
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Anna Edwards
- 4 min
10 x 10 - Historical Concerti (non-Piano) from Anna's Composers you should know series.
The past 13 months have been like an extended year-long treasure hunt. Though I have missed performing in person with my musical...
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Anna Edwards
- 3 min
10 x 10 – Wind Repertoire
Anna’s 10 x 10 - Composers you should know series: Symphonic Band Repertoire! Wow! This has been a very enjoyable project. As a symphony...
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Veronica Jackson
- 4 min
Inspiring Words From a Passionate Educator, Veronica Jackson
In this post, we offer inspiring words from a passionate educator and wonderful conductor to help bring our month of educational content...
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Anna Edwards
- 3 min
10 x 10 – Music for Education and Family Concerts!
Music has the power to teach and instill knowledge for all of us.
In today’s 10 x10, we feature works for education and family concerts.
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John Devlin
- 6 min
Lessons from Year One as MD: Part 2 - The Code
Lesson 2: Have a Code and Let it Guide You 1. Introduction In part one of this exploration, I laid out the first of three important...
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Anna Edwards
- 4 min
Special Pops Month 10x10: Film Composers!
The opportunity to conduct pops music is a definite perk of being a conductor. Pops music provides an excellent way to reach and connect...
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Enrico Lopez-Yañez
- 7 min
An Intro to Pops Programming
Whether you’re at a smaller region orchestra with a budget of a few hundred thousand dollars or at a large top 20 orchestra with a budget...
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Anna Edwards
- 1 min
Repertoire to Celebrate Black History Month
Today we do our part to honor and celebrate the amazing talents of these black composers on this, the first day of Black History Month....
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Anna Edwards
- 2 min
10 x 10 – (Historical) Composers you should know: String Orchestra Edition (part. 2)
Anna’s 10 x 10 - Composers you should know series: String Orchestra Repertoire, Historical Edition! As I mentioned in part one, it has...
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Anna Edwards
- 3 min
10 x 10 – Composers you should know - String Orchestra Repertoire!
Happy New Year!! It has been a luxury having a couple of weeks to reflect over the past year. Though it has been a crisis for so many of...
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Anna Edwards
- 3 min
10 x 10 – Part 2: Chamber Orchestra Sized Rep, late composers.
Anna’s 10 x 10 - Composers you should know series: Chamber Orchestra Sized Repertoire, late composers. This month, due to the reduced...
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Anna Edwards
- 2 min
10 x 10 – Chamber Orchestra Sized Rep!
10 suggestions for chamber orchestra sized pieces by diverse living composers!
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Leanna Primiani
- 9 min
Commissioning a New Work! Our story...
This article shares our story of commissioning Leanna Primiani to write a piece for Anna Edwards and The Seattle Collaborative Orchestra.
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Anna Edwards
- 2 min
10 x 10 - Holiday Repertoire
In this article I offer a few suggestions for holiday compositions (specifically for the December holidays) by women and/or BIPOC composers.
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